Keir Starmer has insisted he would carry on as British prime minister despite his Labour party suffering disastrous local election losses.

US ally the United Arab Emirates said its air defences ⁠were engaging missile and drone threats from Iran early on in a further test of the shaky, month-long ceasefire between the US and Iran.

The Environmental Protection Agency is predicting that a very substantial increase in the rate of recycling of municipal waste will be required for Ireland to achieve its 2030 recycling target.

Families, campaigners and clinicians are calling for more public money to be provided to pay for access to drugs which could help people with rare diseases.

British environmentalist David Attenborough, who has for decades been the world's most authoritative voice on the natural world, is celebrating his 100th birthday.